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On the day they opened up Google+ to all and sundry (but I still can’t be bothered to join) I decided it was about time I completed The Tech Savvy Genealogists’ Meme (thanks Geniaus), if only to show what a luddite I am (or that you can live without Facebook and Twitter).

I am sure you know how the list works by now, but just in case:

Things you have already done or found: bold face typeThings you would like to do or find: italicize (colour optional)
Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type

You will see there is lots of plain type, but no italics, the reason for that probably being that if I had wanted to do it I probably would have done it by now. Anyway here goes:

Own an Android or Windows tablet or an iPad

Use a tablet or iPad for genealogy related purposes

Have used Skype for genealogy purposes

Have used a camera to capture images in a library/archives/ancestor’s home [have you seen the cost of photocopies these days?]

Use a genealogy software program on your computer to manage your family tree

Have a Twitter account

Tweet daily

Have a genealogy blog [I think so]

Have more than one genealogy blog

Have lectured/presented to a genealogy group on a technology topic

Currently an active member of Genealogy Wise

Have a Facebook Account

Have connected with genealogists via Facebook

Maintain a genealogy related Facebook Page

Maintain a blog or website for a genealogy society

Have submitted text corrections online to Ancestry, Trove or a similar site

Have registered a domain name [several over the years]

Post regularly to Google+

Have a blog listed on Geneabloggers

Have transcribed/indexed records for FamilySearch or a similar project

Own a Flip-Pal or hand-held scanner [it is difficult scanning sections of 4′ x 3′ maps without a hand-held scanner]

Can code a webpage in .html [but haven’t done so in years]

Own a smartphone

Have a personal subscription to one or more paid genealogy databases

Use a digital voice recorder to record genealogy lectures

Have contributed to a genealogy blog carnival [I really miss the Festival of Postcards]

Have scanned and tagged your genealogy photographs [scanned them, but not felt the need to tag them yet]

Have published a genealogy book in an online/digital format

So there you go, 18 out of 50 and proud of it, especially not being on Facebook, Twitter, Genealogy Wise or Google+. In fact it is a little but higher than I expected. I do however resent getting a point for knowing about Rootstech, when I would be quite happy not knowing about it, but I cannot un-know about it now.

Nice one, John. Think you’ve struck a chord with all this social networking malarkey – though I think Geniaus’ comments are valid. I’m on Facebook but barely use it, don’t have a Twitter account, and accepted an invite for Google+ but don’t know what to do with it. I do like blogging, though.